| ID | 119122 |
| Title Proper | Briefing |
| Other Title Information | citizens and cell phones in Africa |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bratton, Michael |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | THIS BRIEFING EXPLORES SOME POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS of the current boom in information and communications technology (ICT) in sub-Saharan Africa. As a striking manifestation of globalization, perhaps half of Africa's one billion people are now signed up as subscribers to cellular telephone networks.1 Africans are enthusiastically adopting mobile phone technology, here called 'cell' phones. By foregoing landlines in favour of advanced telecom systems, their choices of technology are leapfrogging over other parts of the world. |
| `In' analytical Note | African Affairs Vol. 112, No.447; Apr 2013: p.304-319 |
| Journal Source | African Affairs Vol. 112, No.447; Apr 2013: p.304-319 |
| Key Words | Information and Communication Technology ; Sub Saharan Africa ; Globalization ; Africa ; Cellular Telephone Networks |